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Page 8...The Portland O bser\er...July 8, 1992
• Portland Observer
Scripture o f the Week.
RELIGION
C hildren’s Program
Opens New
Regional Office
Building A Memorial to Black Patriots
of the Revolutionary War
by M au rice A B arboza
African A m ericans have m uch to
celebrate this 2 1 6 th year of
Independence, despite th e miles
w e still have to travel to reach
econom ic equality w ith m any of
o u r fellow citizens.
W e are am ong th e old est of
Americans. O ur ancestors w ere
founding fathers and m others,
m ore dedicated to th e principles of
th e D eclaration of Independence
th a n the au th o rs themselves.
The D eclaration, it could be
argued, tru m p eted w h at black
Americans had been advocating for
generations.
Today’s African A merican is both
a beneficiary of those patriots’
dream s and their living instrum ent
for achieving a ju st society.
By m aking ou r ancestors’ vision
a reality, w e vindicate th eir noble
aspirations an d m ake ourselves
patriots in th e still-continuing
Revolution.
The Black R evolutionary W ar
P atriots F oundation plans to
resurrect th e m em ory o f th e 5,000
black soldiers an d tens of
thousands o f freedom seekers of
th e A merican R evolution w ith a
one-of-a-kind m em orial.
Proudly, they will assum e a
poetic presence o n the
W ashington, D.C., Mall betw een
th e Lincoln M emorial and the
W ashington M onum ent.
The m ore th a n five million
tourists w ho visit this area each
year will soon see th e first
evidence there of black
contributions to th e nation’s birth.
An approved conceptual design,
consisting o f m ultiple figures
em erging from a 90 foot long,
gently-rising, curved bronze w all
will speak volum es ab o u t how
attitu d es tow ard blacks w ere
shaped by stereotypical
inform ation.
Finally, th e tru th will be w ritten
in the landscape thro u g h a
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rendering of the deeds of patriots
like Paul Cuffe, w ho protested
taxation w ith o u t representation;
Elizabeth Freeman, whose law suit
ended slavery in M assachusetts;
Richard Allen, w ho founded a
church; and Prince Hall, a soldier
and organization builder.
They struggled side by side w ith
their w hite com patriots in the
hopes of becoming full citizens.
Ed Dwight, a talented black
sculptor, is capable of bringing
those figures to life -- alm ost to
the point of a heartbeat.
By show ing th a t this common
history makes us "One Nation," the
memorial will challenge
stereotypes, improve race relations,
and add a p o ten t message to the
Mall.
The goodw ill th a t this effort has
already tap p ed could replace
feelings of distrust and hostility
betw een blacks an d w hites -- as
evidenced by the racial tensions in
our cities.
This will truly be a national
memorial w here Americans and
foreign visitors may go to answ er
the question, "Who is an
American?"
Those black patriots’ courage,
sacrifice and belief in brotherhood
and equality should define our
national identity -- and m ake us
one people.
America’s long overdue em brace
of their ancestors will be a sign to
blacks th at they too are w elcom e
into the nation’s family in a w ay
th at their forefathers could never
be: as equals.
For w hites, the m em orial is an
opportunity to affirm a
com mitm ent to th e natio n ’s
founding principles -- more noble
th an their ancestors’.
Already, there has been progress.
Organizations, from the
Daughters of the American
Revolution to the NAACP, view
this as a bold new approach to
raising the self-esteem of black
youth and unlocking th e minds of
w hites.
Chiefly associated w ith crime,
violence and welfare, African
Americans will be able to
recapture the high road of the civil
rights movement through this
memorial.
The "One Nation Campaign’ to
raise construction funds is being
spearheaded by th e General
M otors Corporation.
Many living black patriots, too,
have inspired the project, such as
actor M organ Freeman, an
honorary co-chairman, an d General
Colin L. Powell, a recipient of the
"One Nation Award."
If the $6 million cost can be
raised by October 1993, citizens
will get their first opportunity to
w itness how "black history" is
actually American history a t its
best.
You could help by sending a
contribution to The Black
Revolutionary W ar Patriots
Memorial, 1612 K Street, N.W.,
Suite 1104, W ashington, DC
20006 (202) 452-1776.
Mr. Barboza is th e founder and
president of The Patriots
Foundation
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nounces the o p ening o f a new regional
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